Mitigating and Preventing Disordered Eating in Transitioning Service Members

NCT05074108 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: MEM-91-12005
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Despite documented evidence of disordered eating (DE) among Active Duty (AD) Service Members (SM) and Veterans, DE has not been assessed in SM undergoing the transition from AD to Veterans status (AD-VS). The objective of the current study is to explore gender differences and associations between nutrition knowledge, DE attitudes and behaviors, mental health, and military-specific experiences in women and men undergoing the AD-VS transition, and then use this information along with qualitative feedback from focus groups to inform adaptations of an existing nutrition education program for pilot testing in AD-VS women and men.

Conditions

Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Healthy Eating; Eating Habit; Mindfulness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Nutrition knowledge

  Scores on Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire. Questionnaire is 35 questions long. Answers are scored as either correct or incorrect. Scores range from 0-35, higher scores are more desirable and indicate greater nutrition knowledge.

  Pre and Post intervention, approximately 6 weeks apart

• Eating attitudes / behaviors

  Scores on Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory. The Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) is a self-report questionnaire that includes 45 items covering 8 subscales: Body Dissatisfaction, Binge Eating, Cognitive Restraint, Purging, Restricting, Excessive Exercise, Negative Attitudes toward Obesity, and Muscle Building. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert-style scale (0 = Never; 4= Often) to describe how well each item describes the participant's experiences. Scores are derived by summing responses across the questions included in each subscale. Scores range from 0-180. Lower scores are more desirable.

  Pre and Post intervention, approximately 6 weeks apart

• Eating attitudes / behaviors

  Scores on Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Short. The Eating Disorder Examination - Questionnaire Short (EDE-QS) was developed as a 12-item version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) with a 4-point response scale that assesses eating disorder (ED) symptoms over the preceding 7 days. Scores range from 0-36. Lower scores are more desirable.

  Pre and Post intervention, approximately 6 weeks apart

Study Arms (1)

Pilot study

EXPERIMENTAL

Adapt and pilot a nutrition-based intervention. The program will take a holistic approach to educate participants about basic nutrition and cooking skills, sleep, and mindfulness strategies to enhance mental health.

Behavioral: Pilot study

Interventions

Pilot study BEHAVIORAL

Aiming for an interaction 6 week course that will discuss many aspects of health and wellness.

Pilot study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Current Active Duty Service Member in the process of transitioning (e.g. separating or retiring) from the military assigned to Naval Support Activity Bethesda
• Age ≥17 years old
• Read and write English

You may not qualify if:

• Self-reported current or recent (past 5 years) diagnosis of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual- (DSM-5) eating disorder including: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, or Binge Eating Disorder AND/OR
• A score of ≥15 on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Short (EDE-QS)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: lead
• VA Connecticut Healthcare System: collaborator
• Yale University: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Interventions

Pilot Projects

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Study Characteristics; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Jonathan M Scott, PhD

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2021
• First Posted: October 12, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share